Fishing-reel.



L. F. DOUGLASS.

FISHING REEL. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23, 1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFLFIGE.

LEON F. DOUGLASS, OF SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA.

FISHING-REE L.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEON F. DOUGLASS, a citizen-of the United. States, residing at San Rafael, in the county of Marin, State of Cali fornia, have invented certain new and useful 1m rovements in Fishing-Reels, of which the fol owing is a full, clear, and complete disclosure.

.My invention relates to fishing reels, and

more particularly to the winding mechanism thereof. a

The object of my invention is to provide a fishing reel in which the spool and the winding crank can be connected by the rotation of the crank in one direction and can be disconnected, to ermit the spool to run free by the rotation o. the crank in the reverse direction.

For a full, clear and complete disclosure of m invention, reference maybe had to the fo lowing description and accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to corresponding parts.

In the drawings Figure 1, is an elevation of a fishing reel showing a art thereof broken away, and in longitudina section to show the winding mechanism Fig. 2, an endview of the ipool removed from the winding mechanism.

ig. 3, an end view of the winding mechanism, the part of the spool in Fig. 2 being removed. Fig. 4 a 1011 itudinal section of the winding mechanism s owing a fragmentary portion of the spool. Fig. 5, a detail view of a partof the mechanism in its engaged position, and Fig. 6, a view of the same mechanism in a disengaged position.

The reel consists of a spool 1 constructed inthe usual manner having end flanges 2, 2.

Rigid with the spool 1 is a shaft 3 which projects outwardly from one end thereof, the said shaft being stepped to form reduced ortions 4 and 5. Over and forming a bearmg for the reduced ortion 5 of the shaft is located an externa screw threaded apertured sleeve 6 which sleeve forms an outward-projection of the outer surface of the cover 7. Over said sleeve'is screwed the cap or closure 8. Securedto the periphery. 9 of the cover 7 is a plate 10 having an opening therein which passes over the reduced portions 4 and 5 of the shaft 3. On the inner side of said plate is a circular depression in which revolves one of the flangesyz 0f the s 001 1. The outer reduced portion 5 of the s aft 3 is mounted in the casing 7 and the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 23, 1907.

Patented June 16, 1908.

Serial No. 358,783.

late 10, but does not communicate its revoutions thereto.

Secured to the shaft 3 close to the flan e 2 is a crown ratchet gear 1.1 and loosey mounted upon the reduced portion 4 of the shaft is an oppositely dis osed crown ratchet gear '12 having ear teetfi around its peripheral portion an having its outer ortion reduced, forming a shoulder 13-an sleeve 14, the extremity of the latter being screw threaded. Upon the screw threaded extremity of the sleeve 14 is locked the nut 15 by means of the screw 16. Loosely mounted upon the sleeve 14, between the shoulder 13 and the nut 15, is a revolving cam 17 having a spiral groove 18 in the face thereof,

terior surface of the casing 7 is a sleeve 22 in which is 'ournaled a crank shaft 23, having a crank andle 24 on the outer extremity thereof and a gear 25 on the inner extremity, the said gear meshing with the gear teeth on the periphery of the crown ratchet member 1 2. Having now described my invention, 1 will roceed to explain the operation thereof. hen the line runs out unwinding the spool, the shaft 3, with its reduced portion 4 revolves and carries with it the en aging member ll'rigidly connected to said shaft 3. The engagement of the engaging member 11 with the opposite disposed engaging member 12, causes the latter together with its sleeve 14 to rotate with the reduced ortion 4 of the said shaft 3. The revolution of the said member 12 and its sleeve 14 causes the cam 17 also to turn by reason of the frictional enthe said cam 17 with the washers 19, but the revolution of'said cam 17 causes a longitudinal movement of the same in a direction away from the member 11, outwardly on account of the engagement of the projecting member 20 with. the spiral groove of said cam and in its longitudinal movement the cam carries with it the engaging member 12 and withdraws it from the other engaging member 11. Thus the engaging member 12 being withdrawn from the cooperating member 11, the member 12 ceases to rotate and the spool, the engaging member 11- and the shaft 3 all gaging members as crown ratchets, but any respectively become connected, the frictionbetween the cam 17 and the enga ing memher is overcome, and the cam is held from further revolution by the engagement of the projection 20 with one of the ends of the spiral grooves 18. The adjustment of the cam on the sleeve 14 may be eflected by the screwing and unscrewing of the nut 15 and a more or less amplitude may be iven to the longitudinal movement effected the cam accordin to the pitch of the spira groove in the erip eral face thereof.

I ave illustrated and described the en other equivalent engaging or clutch mechanism may be utilized as desired. Although the trainof mechanism for transmitting motion between the crank and the s 001 is such as to cause them when connecte to revolve in opposite directions, yet it is obvious that the train ma be so arranged as to cause them to rev l ve in the same direction if desired.

Having now described my invention what I'desire to rotect and .to obtain by Letters- Patent of tfie United States, is

1. In a fishing reel the combination-with a spool and crank shaft, of means for connect' ing and disconnecting the crank shaft and the spool com rising a shaft and a clutch member, said s aft and said clutch member bein fixed with respect to said spool, a longitu inally movable engaging member revolubly mounted on said shaft, and a revolving cam mounted on said engaging member, but in slight frictional contact therewith, means rigid relatively to said shaft to cause said cam to move said engaging member longitudinally to'engage and disengage said clutch member when said cam is revolved, and

means for transmittin rotary motion from said crank shaft to sai engaging member.

.2. In a fishing reel the combination with a plate having an opening therein, a rotatable spool and a clutch member on one side thereof, winding mechanism and a casing for the winding mechanism secured over said opening upon the other'side thereof, of a crank shaft passing through said casing, and means for connecting and disconnecting said crank shaft with said spool, com rising a longitudinally movable and revolu ly engaging memus rotat-' her and means actuated by the rotation of the crank shaft to cause the said engaging member to engage said clutch member and rotate the spool.

3. In a fishing reel the combination with a' spool and a winding element, of means for connecting and disconnecting the s 001 and the winding. element, comprising a s aft and a clutch member rotatable with said spool, a longitudinally movable engaging member revoluble thereon, a revolving cam mounted on said engaging member and in slight frictional contact therewith, means rigid relatively to said shaft to cause said cam to move said enga ing member longitudinally to engage and disenga e said clutch member when said cam is revo ved, and means for transmitting rotary motion from said winding element to said engaging member.

4.- In a fishing reel the combination with a spool and a winding element, of a shaft revoluble with said spool, a longitudinally movable engaging member revolubly mounted on said shaft, a revoluble cam mounted on said enga ing member, but in slight frictional contact t erewith, and a fixed member engaging said cam whereby thepositive rotation of the winding element will cause the latter to be connected with the spool and the unwinding of the spool will cause the latter element to be disconnected from the winding element.

5. In a fishing reel the combination with a Winding element and a s 001, of a shaft and a clutch member revolu le with said spool, a longitudinally movable engaging member revolubly mounted on said shaft, a revolving cam having a s iral groove in the periphery thereof revolubly mounted on said engaging member, but in slight frictional contact therewith, means for transmitting rotary mo tion from the winding element to said engaging member, a rigid member projecting into the spiral groove of said cam to move the latter together with said engaging member longitudinally to connect said spool and Winding element when the latter is rotated in a positive direction, and to disconnect said spool and Winding element when the spool is rotated in a reverse direction.

6. In a fishing reel, the combination with a concentric member carried by said engaging member fixed longitudinally but rotatable with respect thereto and in slight frictional contact therewith and a fixed member coacting therewith for causing the rotation of said engaging member to move the same longitudinall 7. In a fisfiing reel, the combination with a rotary member of means for rotating said member, said means comprising a revoluble shaft, an engaging mem er rotatably and lon itudinally movable with respect to said sha t, means to rotate said engagmg member, a concentric member carried by said engaging member fixed longitudinally but rotatable with respect thereto and in slight frictional contact therewith and a fixed member co-acting therewith for causing the rotation of-said engaging member in one-direction to move the same longitudinally into engage,- ment with said first mentioned rotary member and for causing the rotation of said en-. gaging member in the opposite direction to disen age said member.

8. n a fishing reel, the combination with a rotary member of a rotatable engaging member, means to rotate said engaging member, a concentric member carried by said engaging member and revoluble with respect thereto, a relatively fixed member engaging said concentric member and adjustable means to cause friction between said engaging member and said concentric member, whereby the rotation of said engaging member in opposite directions causes the same to engage and disengage respectively the said rotary member.

9. In a fishing reel, the combination with a rotary member of a rotatable engaging member, means to rotate said engaging member, a concentric cam having a spiral groove carried by said engaging member and revoluble with respect thereto, arelatively fixed member engaging in the s iral groove of said concentric cam, and a justable means to cause friction between said engaging member and said cam, whereby the rotation of said engaging member in opposite directions causes the same to engage and disengage respectively said rotary member.

10. In a fishing reel the combination with a rotary member of a rotatable engaging member having a reduced end, a concentric member mounted upon said reduced end, and revoluble with respect thereto, a nut threaded upon said reduced end to vary the friction between said concentric member and said engaging member, and a fixed member engaging said concentric member .whereby the rotation of said engaging memmember, and means to move said engaging I member into engagement with said clutc member to rotate said s 001.

12. In a fishing reel, t e combination with respect thereto, means to rotate said en aging member and means actuated by sai rotatmg means to move said enga lng'member into engagement with said clutc member to rotate said spool.

13. In a fishing reel, the combination with a rotatable shaft of a spool fixed thereon, a

clutch member fixed on said spool, an engaging member, means to rotate said engagmg member and means actuated by sa1d rotating means to move said engagin -mem ber into engagement with said clutc member to rotate said spool in one direction.

14. In a fi'shing reel, the combination with a rotatable shaft of a spool fixed thereon, a clutch member fixed onsaid spool, an engaging member, means to rotate said en a'gmg member and means actuated by sai rotating means to move said enga ing member into engagement with said clutc member to rotate said spool in one direction and actuated by the rotation of the spool in the opposite direction to'd'isengage said engaging member.

15. In afishing reel, the combination with a spool of a clutch member, an engaging member rotatable with respect to said spool and provided with gear teeth, a pinion engaging said gear teeth to rotate said'engaging member and means actuated by'the rotation of said pinion to move said engaging member into engagement withsaid clutch member to rotate said spool in one direction.

16. In a fishing reel, the combination with a spool ofa clutch member, an en agin member rotatable with respect to sai spoo and provided with gear teeth, a pinion engaging said gear teeth to rotate-said engaging member and means actuated by the ro- LEON F. DOUGLASS.

Witnesses:

Mrs. LE N F. DoUGLAs's, M. C. DUFFIcr. 

